"Splash... splash..."
On the boundless azure sea, waves rippled and foamed.
It was hard to imagine that just after a considerable storm, the tempest had almost swept the entire Battleship into it.
"Is this the Blue Sea?"
Urouge, clutching the railing in front of him, looked at the relatively calm sea and couldn't help but click his tongue. "It's truly quite dangerous!"
"What's this little storm?" Fujitora couldn't help but shake his head.
The New World's climate—now that was terrifying.
Most ordinary ships, including warships, would face certain death if they encountered a fault current, real thunderstorms, or super typhoons head-on.
Even the most outstanding navigator could only detect signs beforehand and avoid them.
"Clink, clink..."
Countless shimmering sharp objects shot out from Wapol's raised palm, instantly cutting through the air and continuously striking the giant iron pillar that Ivankov had previously used for training.
"Clang, clang, clang..."
Accompanied by clanging sounds of metal intersecting.
The entire ground was covered with sharp crystals, sparkling with dazzling light under the illumination of the light.
"Phew... phew... Have I reached my limit again? Damn it..." Continuously training the ability he had only gained a few days ago, his entire body was drenched in sweat, and he unwillingly let out a frustrated grunt.
Compared to Jester and Urouge, Wapol was undoubtedly the most hardworking of the three.
"Even though he just arrived in the Blue Sea, he's still working so hard, that guy..." Urouge couldn't help but click his tongue in admiration, looking at Wapol, who was still training.
If it were him, he couldn't be so crazy. This guy from the Sandia tribe was simply a training maniac.
Ever since he first qualified to enter Germa Military Academy, truly coming into contact with physical techniques like the Six Powers, and the Haki known as Iron Will on Sky Island, realizing that he might have opened a door leading to powerhouses, Wapol trained day and night tirelessly, strictly demanding himself!
His fellow tribesmen who entered at the same time as him were all left far behind.
After centuries of conflict with Angel Island, and then God Enel's absolute power forcefully occupying Aphelia, Germa conquered the entire Sky Island...
All of this brought immense shock and influence to his soul.
Wapol desperately wanted to become stronger.
This kind of extraordinary persistence was also why Ivankov valued him.
It was also why he chose to give him the Paramecia-type: Crystal-Crystal Fruit, and not Jester and the others!
The ability of the Crystal-Crystal Fruit was not like the ability of the Diamond-Diamond Fruit, where the user itself turned into diamond, but belonged to the creation type, allowing one to freely create large amounts of crystals.
This ability was clearly very good. The unfortunate ability user from back then, who had only just recently gained the ability and hadn't even had time to show his true potential, was unfortunately targeted by Germa.
The crystals produced by his ability naturally couldn't be like ordinary crystals; they had hardness but were easily shattered. Just like Mr. 3's Wax-Wax Fruit, the wax he created had the hardness of steel if it didn't encounter high temperatures.
After several rounds of testing, to date, ordinary firearms, if not imbued with Haki, simply could not penetrate Wapol's defense.
"How is it, Jester..."
Fujitora glanced at Wapol, who had to stop training due to lack of stamina. He then looked directly at the calm young man beside him and asked directly, "You should be able to freely control the ability of the Castle-Castle Fruit now, right?"
"Hmm, I can already do it. Lord Ivankov asked me to install the particle cannon inside. Even without specialized personnel operating it, I can perform simple controls."
Jester nodded and directly raised his right hand, aiming at the distant sea: "Just like this!"
On his palm, a small hole suddenly appeared.
A fiery light shimmered, making it impossible to open one's eyes.
...Please give fresh flowers...
"Boom!" A violent sound broke through the air. A beam of dazzling light shot out and brutally struck the sea surface thirty to forty meters away.
"Roar..."
The turbulent sea surface suddenly exploded.
Countless splashes of water scattered, raining down like a torrential downpour.
"Unfortunately, due to technological limitations, the effective range of the particle cannon is very limited, and its power is relatively weak..." Ivankov, who walked over, couldn't help but shake his head. "I need to find a way to get my hands on the 'Pacifists' researched by the Marine Science Unit!"
The particle cannon system kept on the Future Kingdom's Research Island was, after all, technology from many years ago by Dr. Vegapunk. Compared to the technology that Dr. Vegapunk was currently vigorously researching and implanting into the Pacifists, there was clearly a considerable gap.
The gigantic battleship, controlled by Fujitora's gravity manipulation, constantly flew forward.
Urouge's currently displayed ability was basically to convert enemies' attacks on him into strength to strengthen his own body. Jester's Castle-Castle Fruit ability was to transform his body into a fortress, allowing him to freely manipulate everything inside. Wapol's Paramecia-type: Crystal-Crystal Fruit ability allowed him to directly create incredibly sturdy crystals to use for offense and defense.
Among the three, compared to Urouge and Jester, Ivankov actually had higher expectations for Wapol's future. He wondered if this guy could bring him a pleasant surprise.
Not only his sufficient effort, but also his surprisingly stubborn willpower, or rather, excessive persistence. As long as such a person was not limited by innate conditions like the original "Blackbeard" Andreas Denny, their achievements would often not be low.
The only prerequisite, however, was that Wapol's future could develop the ability of the Crystal-Crystal Fruit to the "awakened" stage.
But whether he could actually achieve it was something even Ivankov couldn't be sure of. After all, compared to tens of millions of ability users, those who could truly reach this level were very, very few.
...End...
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